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United Airlines flight UA2486

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  • Watch Ground Delay Program SAN

    Ground Delay Program at San Diego International Airport (SAN): Average 37 minutes, up to 1 hour and 11 minutes

    Reason: airport volume

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  • Advisory Coastal Flood Advisory CLD, SAN, SNA

    COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM FRIDAY TO NOON PST TUESDAY

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San Diego (SAN) to Chicago (ORD)

Historically, this flight arrives 15+ minutes late 21% of the time, and when it is late the delay averages 82 minutes. It was cancelled 0.6% of the time.

On-time arrivals
78.5%
Less than 15 minutes late
Cancelled
0.6%
Of scheduled flights
Average delay when late
82 min
Flights arriving 15+ minutes late
Flights tracked
319
Scheduled flights in the period

What caused the delays

  • Late-arriving aircraft 48%
  • Air traffic control & airport 38%
  • Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning) 14%
  • Extreme weather 0%
  • Security 0%

Share of delay minutes airlines attributed to each cause (BTS).

Houston (IAH) to San Diego (SAN)

Historically, this flight arrives 15+ minutes late 21% of the time, and when it is late the delay averages 68 minutes. It was cancelled 0.0% of the time.

On-time arrivals
79.2%
Less than 15 minutes late
Cancelled
0.0%
Of scheduled flights
Average delay when late
68 min
Flights arriving 15+ minutes late
Flights tracked
24
Scheduled flights in the period

What caused the delays

  • Late-arriving aircraft 65%
  • Air traffic control & airport 21%
  • Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning) 14%
  • Extreme weather 0%
  • Security 0%

Share of delay minutes airlines attributed to each cause (BTS).

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On-time arrivals by month
Sep 2025 Aug 2026
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MonthOn timeFlights
September 2025 85.2% 54
October 2025 90.3% 31
November 2025 85.7% 29
December 2025 86.7% 30
January 2026 78.9% 19
February 2026 85.0% 20
March 2026 75.0% 30
April 2026 76.5% 17
May 2026 84.0% 25
June 2026 76.9% 27
July 2026 75.0% 30
August 2026 40.0% 31

Source: U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics on-time data, September 2025 – August 2026. Covers flights operated by reporting U.S. carriers. About our data

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